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department of education. what is the specific solution to the declining affordability of education? >> i will tell you it's not to eliminate the department of education. that's what congressman akin wants to do. what we did is we took the middle man out of the student loan and ok that cut that they were making with no risk. we took that money and increased the amount of the pell grant which allows more kids to get to college. this is the land the opportunity. this is where we believe that anybody can do anything and personal freedom is very important but to get to that next lad dar, there's a lot of families that can't get their kids to college. i don't want to shut that door for them. it's important, i think, we keep the pell grants in place. it's a big contrast between me and congressman akin. we have to pay attention to student tuition. it is i think, bad that we are not investing more in higher education at the state and local level. unlike many others, we should raise the cigarette tax. i'm embarrassed that the cigarette tax is the lowest in the country. our cigarette tax is 17
department of education. what is the specific solution to the declining affordability of education? >> i will tell you it's not to eliminate the department of education. that's what congressman akin wants to do. what we did is we took the middle man out of the student loan and ok that cut that they were making with no risk. we took that money and increased the amount of the pell grant which allows more kids to get to college. this is the land the opportunity. this is where we believe that...
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a lot of is education. small-business owners are saying they are already being attacked, competition is fierce, my margins are shrinking, and now you are forcing me to take on an additional burden. we're trying to have a conversation of you have to look past or small business and look at your community as well as her family as well as your children, but understand the long-term ramifications this bill has, and from that perspective, it is a conversation that we have had over the past and people can buy into what once they understand it. a lot of it has been on the bad marketing that this administration has done in explaining it. >> some people walk around with 500 police and are freaking out. >> i have not heard much of it is about religious and moral issues, because we did these polls and you have the likely voters, but that involves intent. how much deflation is in the border policy, because at the dnc there was a dispute about god in the platform, about jerusalem being the capital, and then the president
a lot of is education. small-business owners are saying they are already being attacked, competition is fierce, my margins are shrinking, and now you are forcing me to take on an additional burden. we're trying to have a conversation of you have to look past or small business and look at your community as well as her family as well as your children, but understand the long-term ramifications this bill has, and from that perspective, it is a conversation that we have had over the past and people...
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san antonio, i believe, needs to make a huge investment in education. that investment is not limited to more money. it also means getting paren involved. it also means expecting more from everybody along whole education ecosystem, from administrators to policy-makers to teachers come expecting more out of everyone. so what i have on the table in san antonio is basically a 1/8 cent sales tax that will cost the median household in the ci $7.81 per year. mind you, every day in texas, it cost $359.81 to keep a juvenile incarceration. what we have on the table is the opportunity to educate more than 22,404-year-olds with -- 22,400 4-year-olds with high quity pre-k >> i don't believe that taxes are inherently evil. >> that will be tweeted, by the way. [laughter] give them a second. [laughter] >> i do believe that taxes are inherently evil. i'd like them and nobody likes the impaired but it will the voters in san antonio that there is no way to sugarcoat this. i am asking you for this tax increase. more than that, i believe in you. i believe that may put it in
san antonio, i believe, needs to make a huge investment in education. that investment is not limited to more money. it also means getting paren involved. it also means expecting more from everybody along whole education ecosystem, from administrators to policy-makers to teachers come expecting more out of everyone. so what i have on the table in san antonio is basically a 1/8 cent sales tax that will cost the median household in the ci $7.81 per year. mind you, every day in texas, it cost...
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in education that are needed for education. >> we spend double per person to educate k through 12, double other nations. we do the same thing in health care. we get below-average results. when you get below-average results, the answer is not to throw more money at the system. it is to read engineer the system. during more money at a system that is getting those kinds of results is called in sanity. >> it is all about politics. the teachers' unions give money to the guide that is going to take care of them. argue with me? -- argue with me? -- are you with me? when you look at the chinese and see how bright they are, and they have a huge population, 1.2 billion. that is a giant population. we have 310 million. the sheer size of their population, it is interesting they are getting the best- educated people because of a number of symbols you have to learn about all these other things, and we know what we have to do. we just do not do it. my advice would be, if i have an opportunity, let's quit talking about it and just do it. >> you had said when you were comptroller general tried to call att
in education that are needed for education. >> we spend double per person to educate k through 12, double other nations. we do the same thing in health care. we get below-average results. when you get below-average results, the answer is not to throw more money at the system. it is to read engineer the system. during more money at a system that is getting those kinds of results is called in sanity. >> it is all about politics. the teachers' unions give money to the guide that is...
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you mentioned education and i'm glad you did. i know education you are passionate about with your wife being a teacher for 30 years, and god bless her. her reward is in heaven, right. i say, too, with education, america needs to be putting a lot more focus on that and our schools have got to be really ramped up in terms of the funding that they are deserving. teachers needed to be paid more. i come from a house full of school teachers. my grandma washo is in tnce today, he's a schoolteacher, had been for many years. my brother, who i think is the best schoolteacher in the year, and here's a shout-out to all those third graders at gladys wood elementary school, you get extra credit for watching the debate. education credit in american has been in some sense in some of our states just accepted to be a little bit lax and we have got to increase the standards. no child left behind was implemented. it's not doing the job though. we need flexibility in no child left behind. we need to put more of an emphasis on the profession of teachi
you mentioned education and i'm glad you did. i know education you are passionate about with your wife being a teacher for 30 years, and god bless her. her reward is in heaven, right. i say, too, with education, america needs to be putting a lot more focus on that and our schools have got to be really ramped up in terms of the funding that they are deserving. teachers needed to be paid more. i come from a house full of school teachers. my grandma washo is in tnce today, he's a schoolteacher,...
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>> what about your own educational path? >> i was a history major for undergrad. >> what about law school jobs? >> there are quite a few on the market. >> thank you for your call. let's introduce you to our next guest. he is a national political reporter for politico. he is in the media filing center, the "spin" room. first of all, what are the particular challenges for mitt romney facing an incumbent president in this debate? problem is thats he needs to attack the president. he needs to point out with a positive has not met his promises in 2008. at the same time, he needs to improve his the rebels. romney is under water when it comes to electability. -- at the same time, he needs to improve his valubables. romney is under water when it comes to likeablility. >> have your colleagues ever asked about this factor among american voters are adding people feel it necessary to like the person they are asking to run the country? >> old line is that people want to elect someone as president that they could have a beer with. romney
>> what about your own educational path? >> i was a history major for undergrad. >> what about law school jobs? >> there are quite a few on the market. >> thank you for your call. let's introduce you to our next guest. he is a national political reporter for politico. he is in the media filing center, the "spin" room. first of all, what are the particular challenges for mitt romney facing an incumbent president in this debate? problem is thats he needs to...
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it has taken educators at of the classroom, and we need to keep educators in the classroom if they are going to address the needs of students. important thing is to make sure these kids arrive in kindergarten ready to learn. if they are behind, they will never catch up. i will not win a nobel prize for making that discovery. the rhetoric of senator fischer and her proposals to not add up. her budget proposal will result in deep cuts both your early childhood education and head start. it is a fact. i am not exaggerating. it is not just the grover norquist pledge root i know o-- is not just the grover norquist pledge. i know grover well. he is honest. he would like to see medicare privatized. that is what he wants. he has a particular sion fokiar makehevehe qua edn i i have ner had in nebsk mgo to washingto ep spending. that is not howe did . i have been on e fron lin in education, have served on a board, in a small district where you deal intimately with staff and with students and parents. we have been successful in here in that state doing this. u can examine a groupudmpact fiher on n
it has taken educators at of the classroom, and we need to keep educators in the classroom if they are going to address the needs of students. important thing is to make sure these kids arrive in kindergarten ready to learn. if they are behind, they will never catch up. i will not win a nobel prize for making that discovery. the rhetoric of senator fischer and her proposals to not add up. her budget proposal will result in deep cuts both your early childhood education and head start. it is a...
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he leads a wide range of advocacy and public education efforts nationwide. prior to his work of the aclu, he specialized in first amendment law. but i'm going to do is try to keep this more of a conversation. i will discuss a general question and each of you can respond to it as well. there is so much we want to cover. first, let's give a general historical perspective. how does the state of religious freedom, by which i mean the ability of all americans to practice their faith, compared to 20 or 50 or 100 years ago? where are we today? maybe we could just start at the end of the table with daniel and were closer. >> first, thank you for having us all here. we appreciate this opportunity to speak to you all. i know we have spoken to many of you many times in the past. as for the historical perspective, first i just want to say one thing about the term religious freedom. it is often used to describe the rights of religious exercise of religious were shut and i think that is a vital component of religious -- worship, and i think that is a vital component of re
he leads a wide range of advocacy and public education efforts nationwide. prior to his work of the aclu, he specialized in first amendment law. but i'm going to do is try to keep this more of a conversation. i will discuss a general question and each of you can respond to it as well. there is so much we want to cover. first, let's give a general historical perspective. how does the state of religious freedom, by which i mean the ability of all americans to practice their faith, compared to 20...
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>> i want my grandchildren to be able to afford an education. are you suggesting that if someone has means that the national debt does not affect them? >> help me with the question period to g. ] >> i know people that are not able to pay the mortgage on their home, their car payment. i have personal problems with the national debt, but how has it affected you? if you have no experience with it, how can you help us? i think she means more of the recession problems. >> you should be the white house for the day and see what i see and read the mail that i agreed. i was in the lomax eme church. >> i just -- we missed the question. the question was, how has the national debt affected you personally? to clarify the bad economy. he did not get it. nton ate it up. [laughter] >> sitting here as a journalist, i am struck by two things. one, the moderator is doing a lot of interpretation. there seems to be a very genuine moment with a man who i remember as very controlled and calm. really rising to wait a minute. that is an interesting line. you should be t
>> i want my grandchildren to be able to afford an education. are you suggesting that if someone has means that the national debt does not affect them? >> help me with the question period to g. ] >> i know people that are not able to pay the mortgage on their home, their car payment. i have personal problems with the national debt, but how has it affected you? if you have no experience with it, how can you help us? i think she means more of the recession problems. >> you...
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it is making sure that children have the funds in education that are needed for education. >> we spend double per person to educate k through 12, double other nations. we do the same thing in health care. we get below-average results. when you get below-average results, the answer is not to throw more money at the system. it is to read engineer the system. -- re-engineer the system. during more money at a system that is getting those kinds of results is called in sanity. >> it is all about politics. moneyachers' unions give to the guide that is going to take care of them. are you with me? when you look at the chinese and see how bright they are, and they have a huge population, 1.2 billion. that is a giant population. we have 310 million. the sheer size of their population, it is interesting they are getting the best- educated people because of a number of symbols you have to learn about all these other things, and we know what we have to do. we just do not do it. my advice would be, if i have an opportunity, let's quit talking about it and just do it. >> you had said when you were com
it is making sure that children have the funds in education that are needed for education. >> we spend double per person to educate k through 12, double other nations. we do the same thing in health care. we get below-average results. when you get below-average results, the answer is not to throw more money at the system. it is to read engineer the system. -- re-engineer the system. during more money at a system that is getting those kinds of results is called in sanity. >> it is...
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what is the mission of higher education? what is the mission of legal education? simply determine whether people can answer questions really quickly when under pressure? or is it a way of actually training people to learn how to be good lawyers in the 21st century which requires the capacity to collaborate, the capacity to connect with your client, to listen carefully. there are a lot of factors that are not represented in either the scores or your undergraduate grades. there are lots of things that are not taught in law school. my basic point is that this is an opportunity for us to rethink the missions of our institutions of higher indication that are consistent with our commitment to being a robust democracy where there is equal opportunity for all of our citizens. >> ward? >> another factor that i think complicates the use of class and one of the reasons why i said you just cannot think this is an across-the-board substitute is the fact that this is not just about blacks and latinos compared to whites. if you throw in the fact that, in california, it is largel
what is the mission of higher education? what is the mission of legal education? simply determine whether people can answer questions really quickly when under pressure? or is it a way of actually training people to learn how to be good lawyers in the 21st century which requires the capacity to collaborate, the capacity to connect with your client, to listen carefully. there are a lot of factors that are not represented in either the scores or your undergraduate grades. there are lots of things...
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that means investing in education, not cutting education. that means we don't give our money to private schools. big oil and big banks spend a lot of money getting someone to fight for them. i will fight for you, i will fight for the middle class, i will fight for our senator citizens that are on fixed income and working together we will move north carolina forward. i ask for your vote. >> and that concludes this debate. we would like to thank mr. dalton and mr. mccrory for their participation. >> this was brought to you by the north carolina association of broadcasters educational foundation. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> thanks for watching. >> we need to tackle our nation's challenges before they tackle us. we need to save medicaid and social security. we are putting solutions on the table for that. for my generation and the senators these promises will be kept. they have laid out clearly what they say president obama and joe biden is is endanger medicar
that means investing in education, not cutting education. that means we don't give our money to private schools. big oil and big banks spend a lot of money getting someone to fight for them. i will fight for you, i will fight for the middle class, i will fight for our senator citizens that are on fixed income and working together we will move north carolina forward. i ask for your vote. >> and that concludes this debate. we would like to thank mr. dalton and mr. mccrory for their...
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that begins with an education. it's to all of our benefit to ensure that everyone has a right to education that provides them real security going forward. host: a quick response to this question. a lot of people waiting to phone in as well. where did the name green party come from? guest: essentially it came from germany. where it originated. it originated in germany in the effort to move renewable energy, in particular solar energy, but wind as well, as an alternative to the nuclear power that germany felt particularly threatened by, especially after chernobyl, and according to many studies done by the countries surrounding chernobyl, there are over a million deaths that resulted in fact from the cancer as a result of the radiation. we have our own chernobyl in the form of fukushima, we have over 104 nuclear power plants in this country which are essentially fukushimas and chernobyls waiting to happen. so the lessons of the green party, which incidentally has been very successful in germany and throughout europe,
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this was to pay for our children's education. i had to look at every single tax available, a sales-tax and income-tax, you name it. i have done it. so did the lieutenant governor at the time. that is something the lieutenant governor of the time said was our responsibility. you would not know anything about it. what you do not do is do your job as a legislator, worried problems will come along later, to try to run a campaign. >> i do not blame you. >> went over and over again, there is nothing else to suggest. that is all you do. >> there is nothing else to suggest that. i am sorry, mr. sadler, i think you lied. i am sorry you want to attack me personally. and impugn my character. i do not intend to reciprocate. that is a misstatement. there's a sharp policy different between the policies you have advocated and are advocating. i also think -- >> let him finish, please. >> if you will stop him in a reasonable time -- he just goes on for 20 minutes. >> we only have two minutes left ear. we will try to wrap up. >> mr. cruz, if you a
this was to pay for our children's education. i had to look at every single tax available, a sales-tax and income-tax, you name it. i have done it. so did the lieutenant governor at the time. that is something the lieutenant governor of the time said was our responsibility. you would not know anything about it. what you do not do is do your job as a legislator, worried problems will come along later, to try to run a campaign. >> i do not blame you. >> went over and over again, there...